Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... body, vitreous, retina ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... pulling on the retina ... - Pulling can cause ... tears in the retina ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... in the central retinal ... Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Central Retinal ... ciliary and central retinal ... Causes: - Carotid ... also important cause ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
- Most common cause ... of retinal holes ... rhegmatoqenous retinal ... detachment can cause ... warrant emergent ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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, vasculitis) Retinal ... vasospasm / retinal ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Wool Spots Caused ... axoplasm into retina ... Spots #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 β€’ Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... vitreous humor, and retina ... TINU syndrome (w/ renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retina is tethered at ora serrata and optic
Tethered Retinal ... Ultrasound (POCUS) Retina ... jchristianfox #Retinal ... Ocular #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
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